Dr. Forrest Fordyce Glendale Community College The Five “T’s” • TOPIC: – The assignment you have been given to write about or the concept, objects, people, or idea you choose to write about – Use KEY WORDS from the topic to create a title and thesis statement.

Dr. Forrest Fordyce Glendale Community College The Five “T’s” • TITLE: – The name of your essay – Capitalize nouns, verbs, adjectives, & adverbs; do not use quotation marks or a period.

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Dr. Forrest Fordyce Glendale Community College The Five “T’s” • THESIS STATEMENT: – The main idea of your essay, expressed as the topic plus controlling idea(s) and reference to the mode of analysis (e.g., narration, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, etc.) – Usually comes at the end of the Introduction

Dr. Forrest Fordyce Glendale Community College The Five “T’s” • TOPIC SENTENCES: – The first sentence and main idea of a paragraph, expressed as the topic plus single controlling idea. – Relates directly to the thesis but limits discussion to one aspect of the thesis only

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